Baseball

[Numquam Moribimur]

Kirby Puckett died today at the age of 45....a true legend of the game; RIP Kirby :(

[StrikerCW]

Oh no. I remeber Kirby, seemed like a good man. RIP

[MtP07]

:( :(

[Howard Zinn]

Poor Kirby. At least he got into the Hall before he passed away. :(

[holytoledo]

it's late and i really should go to bed, but i figured i'd might as well post now since it's fresh on my mind (not like it won't be for awhile anyway). when i was a kid i was a huge fan of the twins (i live in minnesota), this was in the early to mid 90s when kirby was on the team. kirby puckett was my sports idol back then, even though i was never a good baseball player and never really cared about playing the sport, i remember listening to twins games as a kid at night till i fell asleep. pretty much everything i did back then revovled around the twins and my favorite player, kirby puckett. the memories i have of the 91 world series when kirby had those unbelievable plays in game 6 to save the series for the twins are some that are hard to express. imagine a kid, 6 years old, thinking his team is down and out and then his hero makes a game saving catch at the wall and hits a game winning home run to force a game 7. unbelievable. i know i have a bias, but that series definately should go down as one of the greats of all time. just like kirby puckett deserves to go down as one of the all time great players. i remember how saddened i was when he retired, it was a real shock. he had plenty of good years left in him and it was a shame he had to retire so soon. after his retirement he was involved in some personal problems that might tarnish his image in some peoples view, but i think he is still the most popular athlete ever in minnesota, and i know im not the only one who thinks that. we'll all remember his permanent smile, he always had the look like he was having the time of his life when he stepped out onto the field. he was one of a kind. my fondness for the twins faded a bit as i grew older, but those memories i have of kirby ill always enjoy. it was a joy to see him play.
RIP 34, you left us too soon.

I'm sorry if this seems cheesy to some of you, but i think a lot of people where i'm from are quite a bit down about this, i thought maybe this could give a very brief idea to some of you how much he meant to the people of minnesota, or at least to a kid who grew up watching him play.

[Achtung]

He'd had some trouble after leaving the game, but he was always a top player, even if I couldn't stand the Twins for 1991. He really did have that joy when playing, I can't deny that, and was one of the more entertaining players to watch.

Thanks for that, holytoledo.

[HardHatMike]

it's late and i really should go to bed, but i figured i'd might as well post now since it's fresh on my mind (not like it won't be for awhile anyway). when i was a kid i was a huge fan of the twins (i live in minnesota), this was in the early to mid 90s when kirby was on the team. kirby puckett was my sports idol back then, even though i was never a good baseball player and never really cared about playing the sport, i remember listening to twins games as a kid at night till i fell asleep. pretty much everything i did back then revovled around the twins and my favorite player, kirby puckett. the memories i have of the 91 world series when kirby had those unbelievable plays in game 6 to save the series for the twins are some that are hard to express. imagine a kid, 6 years old, thinking his team is down and out and then his hero makes a game saving catch at the wall and hits a game winning home run to force a game 7. unbelievable. i know i have a bias, but that series definately should go down as one of the greats of all time. just like kirby puckett deserves to go down as one of the all time great players. i remember how saddened i was when he retired, it was a real shock. he had plenty of good years left in him and it was a shame he had to retire so soon. after his retirement he was involved in some personal problems that might tarnish his image in some peoples view, but i think he is still the most popular athlete ever in minnesota, and i know im not the only one who thinks that. we'll all remember his permanent smile, he always had the look like he was having the time of his life when he stepped out onto the field. he was one of a kind. my fondness for the twins faded a bit as i grew older, but those memories i have of kirby ill always enjoy. it was a joy to see him play.
RIP 34, you left us too soon.

I'm sorry if this seems cheesy to some of you, but i think a lot of people where i'm from are quite a bit down about this, i thought maybe this could give a very brief idea to some of you how much he meant to the people of minnesota, or at least to a kid who grew up watching him play.
Wonderful post. Repped accordingly. Kirby was my sister's favorite player. As an Indians fan, I didn't see too much of him growing up but I always respected the way guys like him and Tony Gwynn (my favorite player growing up) played the game, and played it well, with more heart than talent. We get the Minneapolis sports radio station here in Fargo and the stories being told this morning about Kirby almost brought a tear to my eye as I was driving to work. RIP 34. Gone too soon.

[Jayhawk]

Dont try and compare teams that were founded like 40 years ago in the case of the angles, who never even had any fans until they won the world series. Whenever I went out to California before they won people in Anaheim didnt give a shit. The Carolina Panthers never had a large following either. Its completely different when a whole city is watching a team like Boston, compared to half a some small city in inland North Carolina.

Just discovered this thread. Of course people in Anaheim don't care; it's California. They don't care about anything. Except not caring. It's a very practiced, studied apathy. They work very hard at affecting an a too-cool-for-everything attitude. If the state had an official motto, it would be "Whatever." It's no surprise their teams don't evoke much passion.

[prymetyme]

they dont care about anything except USC :D and thats the way it should be

[Howard Zinn]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2358236

[mhtwins113]

they dont care about anything except USC :D and thats the way it should be
You do realize that the Masoleum was 2/3's empty when SC sucked in the 90s right? Now, it's conspicuously full. A lot of lifelong Trojan fans have been coming out recently, if you catch my drift...


RIP Kirby, one of the most complete baseball players I've ever had the privilege of watching.

[mhtwins113]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2358236
Tell me something I don't know. What's the big deal, it's not like this should be news to anybody. It's just that the paperwork has been found that prove what our eyes and common sense have been telling us for nearly a decade.

[Howard Zinn]

Tell me something I don't know. What's the big deal, it's not like this should be news to anybody. It's just that the paperwork has been found that prove what our eyes and common sense have been telling us for nearly a decade.


Sure, it's obvious he has been on 'roids to everyone that has followed his career, but if irrefutable proof is found that he took them, then there may be a chance that the cheating scum will be kept out of the Hall.

[Jayhawk]

Tell me something I don't know. What's the big deal, it's not like this should be news to anybody. It's just that the paperwork has been found that prove what our eyes and common sense have been telling us for nearly a decade.
We knew it, but we didn't KNOW it. We can no longer hide from it or pretend it isn't there. That's what sports' drug policies are about: they pretend to test and we pretend to care. That's how we expiate our guilt about loving bigger, stronger football players and towering home runs. It gives our consciences a cushion. Now, we fans have to ask themselves whether they want to see a record broken so badly that they don't care about steroids. Nobody is prepared to say that steroids should be legal, but I don't think fans, in their heart of hearts, want them to go away. They just don't want to know.

[Jayhawk]

You do realize that the Masoleum was 2/3's empty when SC sucked in the 90s right? Now, it's conspicuously full. A lot of lifelong Trojan fans have been coming out recently, if you catch my drift...


Kinda like those celebrities who claim to love the Lakers, at least when they are on national TV.

[mhtwins113]

Kinda like those celebrities who claim to love the Lakers, at least when they are on national TV.
Exactly. Well except for Jack Nicholson, he's quite possibly the coolest man alive.

[prymetyme]

You do realize that the Masoleum was 2/3's empty when SC sucked in the 90s right? Now, it's conspicuously full. A lot of lifelong Trojan fans have been coming out recently, if you catch my drift...


RIP Kirby, one of the most complete baseball players I've ever had the privilege of watching.

unfortunitly what you say is true. I hate bandwagon fans. I cant stand them. I must say it is nice to have 90000+ at every home game there are more bandwagon fans now adays. I respect hardcore fans who live and die with the Trojans. Although I guess were so good that were bound to have imitation bandwagon fans. I'd rather have that problem then having people come to my stadium for the history of the stadium rather then the team. :D :p

[Sapphire]

Anyone else watching the travesty US vs Canada right now? :eek:

Cuba v Panama was classic though.

[HardHatMike]

Anyone else watching the travesty US vs Canada right now? :eek:

Yeah, we're discussing it in the WBC thread in the baseball sub-forum right now. Can't decide whether to be amused or disgusted by it, but I'm leaning towards amused.

[Jayhawk]

Last I saw it was 2-0. If we are losing, I at least hope it's Jason Bay doing the damage.